Curved edge scissors



May 14, 1946.

w. BELL CURVED EDGE SCISORS Filed July 21, 1944 v INVENTOR. Wi I 5am Be.| I

Patented May 14, 1946 CURVED EDGE SCISSORS William Bell, Brooklyn, N. Y.

-- 9 ApplicationJuly 2L1944, SerialNo. 545,966

5 Claims.

This invention-relates to new and useful im movements in scissors for cutting round corners on objects such as photographs or the like.

More specifically, the invention proposes the construction of a scissors characterized byjhaving acurved portion for rounding, by cutting, the"corners of photographs or the like. h

{Still furthen'it is proposed to provide a scissors as" aforesaid havingadjustable guides for guiding the photograph properly tothe cutting edges of the scissors,

A further objector the invention is to'provide a scissors as 'aforesaid .having'a receptacle for catching {the portion cut from the photograph. "fAnotherobjectjistoprovide a scissors as aforesaid'havingireinovable cutting blades." V

For further fcomprehension off the invention, and of the objects and advantages thereof, refand accompanying drawing, and to the appended claimsin which'the various novel' featuresofthe invention are more particularly .set' iorthL In the accompanying drawing torming a ma-f teri al "part of'this disclosure- Fig;- 1 is a perspective'view of asci'ssorsconstructed' in' accordance with this invention, in partly' open position.

Fig. 2 is anfenlarg'ed perspective ,viewo'f a cutting bladeof the scissors bf Fig, 3 is plan viewot' the member of the scissors of Fig. "1 having the receptacle.

The scissors, according'to this invention, com prises two members Ill and II pivotally connected together by a screw l2, and each having a handle 13. Member I is similar to the corresponding member of an ordinary pair of household scissors except that only a portion thereof is adapted to cut, this portion being a curved portion i4 having a removably cutting blade 26. Portion [4' may have a continuation point'M and blade 26 may have a sharp edge for cutting similar to the sharp edge of ordinary household scissors, -or it may have a thick cutting edge with a sharp corner similar to table-type paper trimmers. In using the scissors, member [0 will be the upper member descending down on the photograph to cut the corner thereof.

The member II has a hollow portion I5 having a removable cutting blade 26 complementary to the cutting edge of blade 26 and in cutting the corner of the photograph, the corner will be disposed on the portion l5 and overlap the blade 26' so that it will be cut oil when the portion I 4 passes the blade '26. Thus portion eren'ce wiltbe liadfto the following description jrneans of which the guides Also the guides may] be blades 26 and 2s coact to cut thecorneriof the photograph after the fashion'ofa conventional pair of scissors or a conventional table-type paper trimmer. The top of the portion |5"ad J'acent'the blade 26f is cutjout providing an edge 3|; "I

A receptacle 'l! is formed integrally with portion" I5 and 'isbo'x-shaped; being openyadiacent the blade 26' so that 'clippingscutiromj the photograph will drop intd'the receptacle and will not fly around. Receptacle I] extends completely under the portion" I5 and therebeyond as is clearly shown in While the portion li and receptaclehave been shown and described as integral, they may begmadeseparately and connected together by screws if desired;

The top wall 'l8 of thep'ortion l5 formsa' support for the photograph. .Two guides |9Qare fixedly or 'removably secured to the wall 18 "for positioning the corner of the photogr'aphto' be cutg lqormally fthese guides will be disposed at right angles to each otheri However, each guide,

which is rectangular in.shape, is provided with a slot 20 through whichjiextends a screw 21 by I!) may be moved to change thepopen space between the guides for accommodating differenttypes of photographs. completely removed when desired to accommodate very large photographs from which a large corner piece is to be Cut. a I

The receptacle l1 opensthroughthe back face for the member Hand is closed by adoor 220cm- Iiected to the back wall of the portion 1 5 by hinges 23. A spring 24 normally holds the door closed. Instead of hinges 23 the door 22 may be held in position by screws, clips or by any other holding means.

The removable cutting blades are provided so that curved corners of diiferent radii may be out and so that dull cutting blades may be removed for replacement or sharpening.

Both members l0 and H are provided with removable cutting blades 26 and26 respectively, as aforesaid, one being shown in Fig. 10. Blades 26 and 26 each have a curved cutting portion 22 and two wings 28 in each of which is a slot 2 9 for receiving a screw 30 securing the blades 26 and 26 to the members l0 and II. Screws 30 are countersunk in the blades so that they do not interfere with the flush surface of the wings 28. Member ID is formed oiiset at the portions engaged by the Wings 28 so that the wings not interfere with the scissor action of the in hers l0 and l l. The same is true of the connection of the blade 26' with the member H.

It will be understood that whatever size blade 26 is attached to member H], a complementary blade 26 which will properly coact therewith is attached to member II. The receptacle of the scissors is of such a size that it will contain several interfitted members 26 and 26 which may be stored in the receptacle, if desired, when the scissors is not in use.

The operation of the scissors is as follows; I

When it is desired to cut off the square corner of a photograph, either positive or negative, or a pile of photographs, or some other paper object or object of some material which may be cut by the scissors, the object is placed between the guides [9, which line up the object so that the corner will be cut properly, and the two members;

of the scissors are then brought together, blade 26 coacting with blade 26 to cut the corners of the object, the corners dropping into the receptacle H, from which they may be removed through the door 22.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise construction herein disclosed and the right-isireserved to all changes and modification coming within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is:

V 1. A scissors for cutting the corner of an object to round it, comprising two members pivotally 1 secured together, each provided with a handle and a supporting portion, a cutting blade secured by screws to each of said supporting portions,

supporting portion adjacent its said cutting blade for guiding'said corner to said cutting blades, a receptacle onone supporting portion beneath its said cutting blade having an opening for catching a portioncut from said corner and another opening, and adoor openably secured to said receptacle over said otheropening for removal of said out portions.

2. A scissors for cutting the corner of an object to round it, comprising two members pivotally secured together, each provided with a handle and a supporting portion, and a cutting blade secured by screws to each of said supporting portions, said blades being complementary, each of said blades having a curved portion and two slotted wings at opposite sides thereof, said screws being disposed in said slots, said curved portions being complementary to each other.

3. A scissors for cutting the corner of an object to round it, comprising two members pivotally securedtogether, each provided with a handle and a supporting portion, and a cutting blade secured by screws to each of said supporting portions, said blades being complementary, each of said blades having a curved portion and two slotted wings at opposite sides thereof, said screws being disposed in said slots, said curved portions being complementary to each other, each of said supporting portions being curved opposite its correlated blade curved portion and spaced therefrom providing room for assembling other blades with larger curved portions therewith.

- 4. A scissors for cutting the corner of an object to vround 'it, comprising two members pivotally secured together, each provided with a handle and 'a supporting portion, and a cutting blade secured by'fs'c'rews to" each of said supporting portions, said blades being complementary, each ofsaid blades having a curved portion and two slotted wings at opposite sides thereof, said screws being disposed in said slots, said curved portions being complementary to each other, one of said members being provided with a pair of adjustable guides removably secured to its said supporting portion" adjacent its said'cutting blade for guiding said corner tosaid cutting blades.

5. A scissors for-cutting the corner of an object to round it, comprising two members pivotally secured together, each provided with a handle and a supporting portion; a cutting blade secured by screws to each of said supporting portions, said'blade's being 1 complementary each'of said blades having a curved portion and two slotted wings at opposite sides thereof, said screws bein disposed in said slots, said curved portions being complementary to each other, a receptacle beneath its said cutting, blade having an opening for catching 'aportion cut from said corner and another opening, "and a door openably secured to said receptacle over said other opening for removal of said out portions.

' WILLIAM BELL. 

